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timing problems

Well I cleaned up my mess from the mishap of leaving a ratchet on tge crankshaft bolt and had it running last night but it didn't seem like it was exactly right so i re read the book on setting the timing and originally I put a paper clip in the little plug on the wheel well when i set the timing. After reading again it said it should be grounded ....so i did that and checked timing again and it won't even run at all now. Everything seems dead on but my fear is maybe that wasn't the correct plug to ground...

I checked all fuses under the dash and the one fuseable link i found. I double and triple checked base timing and it will not fire off. I checked voltage at the coil with the key turned on and have voltage there im getting fuel can the base timing not be set w/o that ignition jumped out and grounded? It was running prior to this but i didn't jump that out so I wanted to get it closer with a light and that circut jumped. Sorry guys I'm just lost at this point